Journal of the Minnesota Library Association, North Country Librarian, Spring 1973

Volume 1, number 1 of The North Country Librarian was published in the spring of 1973. The issue includes articles about the state aid to libraries crisis discussed at the Midwinter meeting of the American Library Association, notice of the journal's name change, MLA section and committee updates, MLA awards jury seeking nominees, a Europe Charter planned for MLA members and relatives, an update from the Office of Public Libraries and Interlibrary Cooperation (OPLIC), a review of the government services available from the Twin City Federal Information Center, the legislative platform supported by MLA members, ALA's intellectual freedom committee resolutions and statements supporting the Library Bill of Rights, librarians serving Vietnam veterans, librarian roles, a fictional story called Library Fuzz, The Population Resource Center of Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, a calendar of upcoming events, The Environmental Library of Minnesota, a continuing education questionnaire, and a profile on MLA's ombudsman Elinor Detra. The North Country Librarian (formerly known as the Lakeland Libarian) is the official newsletter of the Minnesota Library Association (MLA), published quarterly. Following a backlash over the intentional misspelling of the word "librarian" in the previous title, Lakeland Libarian, a contest was held to rename the publication and in the spring of 1973 the Lakeland Libarian became the North Country Librarian.